How to Search the Glycolipid data in "LIPID BANK for Web", the Newly Developed Lipid Database in Japan

Abstract

"LIPIDBANK for Web" is a new database system offering information on lipids over the Internet. This database was developed through a joint research project between the International Medical Center of Japan and the Japan Science and Technology Corporation from 1996 to 1999. It is composed of three parts: the factual data including name of the lipid, chemical and physical properties, information on biological activities, genetic information,etc., the graphic data including picture and figure, and the related reference data. This is the first lipid database open to the world through the internet from Japan. This article describes its' brief history and how to search the glycolipid data from "LIPIDBANK for Web".